Everton 1-0 Arsenal LIVE: Dream Debut For Sean Dyche As Everton Defeats Gunners

Kick-off!

1′ Arsenal get us underway.

2′ H2H

Everton are hoping to win three home matches on the spin v Arsenal for the first time in more than 45 years.
It hasn’t been a happy hunting ground for the Gunners recently. The North Londoners have picked up just two victories in their past 10 PL visits to Goodison Park.

However, an Arsenal win today would be a landmark one. They have beaten Everton in 99 league matches. No team has ever recorded 100 victories versus a single opponent in English league history.

3′ OUCH!

Mykolenko is all over Odegaard like a rash on the right touchline. The Gunners man plays the ball back but is caught late by the defender.
You feel that may have been a yellow card later in the match. It was a late one.

4′ DYCHE V THE GUNNERS

Sean Dyche has only been beaten in one of his past five meetings with Arsenal, winning one and drawing three. However, the ex-Burnley manager’s home record versus the Gunners is two draws and five losses.

5′ Everton sitting deep off the ball with a bank of five almost due to Zinchenko dragging McNeil back on the left flank.

Every challenge thrown in by a home player gets a big cheer as they look for some inspiration.

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6′ A clash of heads between Saliba and Onana leaves the Everton man worse off. So, a break in play.

7′ ONANA DOWN INJURED – BUT SHOULD BE OKAY TO CONTINUE

The Everton midfielder clashes heads with a defender as he tries to attack a right-wing cross.
Arsenal break at speed and are slightly disappointed the referee halts play for the injury.

10′ EVERTON CHANCE!

Calvert-Lewin reacts to a deflected shot from just outside the area but Ramsdale moves swiftly to his left to parry it away.

11′ ARSENAL ATTEMPT

Partey lets rip with a first-time 20-yard strike that Pickford gathers at the second time of asking.

13′ 200 UP!

Pickford is making his 200th PL appearance for the Toffees today.

And it’s also a landmark outing for Xhaka too. He’s starting his 200th PL game for the Gunners.

17′ ARE WE ALREADY SEEING THE DYCHE EFFECT?

There’s evidently a greater intensity about Everton and, dare we say, a better organisation to the side overall.

It’s early days, but the home fans seem quite happy with what they have seen so far.

19′ SAKA DOWN INJURED FOR ARSENAL

There are some concerned faces on the Gunners bench as Saka goes down with a knock too his face.

There appears to be a bit of swelling by his eye but after some treatment, the England star returns to the action.

21′ CLOSE CALL!

Saliba does well to nod clear under pressure as Onana attacked a deep right-wing corner.

The Blues take another corner from the opposite side and Tarkowski sees his header deflect wide off an Arsenal leg.

The hosts look very dangerous from set pieces.

23′ EVERTON ATTEMPT

Calvert-Lewin meets another corner from the left at the near post but can’t guide it anywhere near the target.
The Toffees piled on plenty of pressure there with four corners in quick succession.

All of the deliveries were of real quality too.

25 ‘EVERTON, EVERTON, EVERTON…”

The home crowd respond to that positive spell from their side with some strong vocal support.
That’ll be music to Dyche’s ears.

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26′ EVERTON ATTEMPT

Calvert-Lewin unleashes a shot from a tough angle on the right side of the area but can’t find a way past Ramsdale.

Onana then tries to catch the Arsenal keeper off his line as Everton halt the counter, but he doesn’t get enough lift on the effort.

30′ ARSENAL CHANCE

Nketiah rifles wide of the near post after taking Saka’s pass in his stride, beating his man and taking aim from a tight angle on the right side of the area.

32′ STRONG GOALKEEPING

Ramsdale comes way off his line too pluck a high ball to the edge of the box out of the air after Everton had won a free kick on the right.

34′ EVERTON CHANCES

Onana bursts down the left and charges into the area. He rolls a delicious ball into the six-yard box but Calvert-Lewin can’t stretch enough to divert it home on the slide.

Everton come again down the left flank and Doucouré ghosts into acres of space in the box but contrives to miscue his free header wide from a pinpoint cross.

36′ ARSENAL’S DEFENCE CREAKING

The Gunners have kept nine Premier League clean sheets this term, with seven coming away from home – but they could easily have shipped a goal in this first period.

40′ ARSENAL CHANCE!

Saka meets a left-wing cross with a low volley but is disappointed to see Coady well-placed too clear it off the line.

43′ ARSENAL ATTEMPT

Xhaka improvises with a heeled flick at the near post but can’t direct it anywhere near the target from a left-wing free kick.

45′ STOPPAGE TIME

Three minutes added on after that earlier Saka injury.

45+3′ EVERTON CHANCE

Calvert-Lewin flicks a header wide of the far post from Coleman’s devilish cross.

45+4′ HALF TIME!

Everton 0-0 Arsenal.

Lots of chances for both teams, Saka and Calvert-Lewin coming closest in an enthralling first half.

HT. A strong first 45 from the Toffees all across the park. We’ve had the better chances but there’s no breakthrough yet. COYB! 👊

🔵 0-0 🔴 #EVEARS pic.twitter.com/NS8umPXVlg

— Everton (@Everton) February 4, 2023

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46′ KICK OFF SECOND HALF

Everton get us back underway.

47′ GREAT SAVE!

Ramsdale adjusts well to a deflected shot from Gueye to parry the ball to safety.

The flag was up for offside against DCL in the build up, but he didn’t know that.

51′ AN IMPORTANT HALF FOR ARSENAL

As it stands, Arsenal will move six points clear of Man City.

A win would make it eight and given they still have to play the Citizens twice, Arteta will be keen to establish as big a lead as possible in the weeks ahead.

55′ ARSENAL ATTEMPTS

The visitors work a short corner and catch Everton out. Saka and Partey both have shots but Everton get bodies in the way.

57′

Arsenal faced 8 shots from Everton in the first-half.

They haven’t faced more from any other opponent in the first 45 this season. 🧐

— Squawka (@Squawka) February 4, 2023